Comments on: Eleven Days In Julyhttp://knuckleballsblog.com/2011/07/14/eleven-days-in-july/
"Like butterflies with hiccups"Sat, 24 Jan 2015 22:42:32 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1By: Jim Crikkethttp://knuckleballsblog.com/2011/07/14/eleven-days-in-july/#comment-7449
Fri, 15 Jul 2011 03:48:12 +0000http://knuckleballsblog.com/?p=7760#comment-7449Fair question, frightwig. Yes, if the Twins are 6 back after this stretch, I’d say get some bullpen help. In fact, I’d say do it now. It shouldn’t cost more than some top 40 sized prospect (Twins got Fuentes for Van Mil last year). Why wait?

If they’re 9-10 back, which I see as unlikely, then go ahead and sell off parts.

Getting Morneau back in August and Span/Kubel back before that (hopefully) should be all the offense they need to “add”.

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Fri, 15 Jul 2011 03:36:54 +0000http://knuckleballsblog.com/?p=7760#comment-7448After this series with KC, the Twins host the Indians and Tigers for 4 games each, then hit the road for 4 games vs. the West-leading Rangers, and go on to finish the month with 3 games in Oakland (where the A’s are a .523 team, so far).

I agree, that is a small portion of the season, but it also seems like a pretty strong test of whether the Twins are ready to make a serious stretch run. If they stumble here, the schedule certainly doesn’t get any easier in August and on through September 11 (the last game vs. Detroit), when the Twins get to play 6 road games against the Angels, 3 road games vs. the Indians, 9 games against the Tigers and ChiSox, 3 games vs. the Red Sox, 4 games vs. the Yankees, and 4 games hosting the Orioles–serving as the one potentially “easy” series in that stretch.

So, how close to the top in late July do you figure the Twins should be, if Bill Smith is going to bolster his roster for that August and early September gauntlet? If the Twins are still 6-7 games off the lead as the team heads for Oakland, would you like to see Smith buy, sell off assets, or just stand pat?

]]>By: Paulhttp://knuckleballsblog.com/2011/07/14/eleven-days-in-july/#comment-7440
Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:49:45 +0000http://knuckleballsblog.com/?p=7760#comment-7440I liked your post. It’s only 12 games, but we’ll learn a lot about our boys between now and then. If we’re 10 games out in 11 days it’s going to be a long summer.
]]>By: Jim Crikkethttp://knuckleballsblog.com/2011/07/14/eleven-days-in-july/#comment-7438
Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:46:10 +0000http://knuckleballsblog.com/?p=7760#comment-7438The great thing about this weekend is that every day the Twins win, they’ll gain a game on SOMEBODY, either the Tigers or White Sox, because those two teams play one another and one of them has to lose every day.

And if you really want to look on the bright side, it also means that even on days the Twins lose to the Royals, at least there’s one team ahead of them that they won’t fall further behind!

This is definitely one of those “wish they’d all just fall in a to big sinkhole” weekends with regard to the Tigers and BitchSox series.

]]>By: CapitalBabshttp://knuckleballsblog.com/2011/07/14/eleven-days-in-july/#comment-7436
Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:29:01 +0000http://knuckleballsblog.com/?p=7760#comment-7436agreed – I choose to view this homestand as an opportunity to gain a serious amount of ground but not the be all/end all of the season.

That being said, it’s a LOT more fun for the hometown fans to watch wins.